U.S. plastic scrap exports, huge volumes are exported to countries in the Asia-Pacific region, including Malaysia, Vietnam, and Indonesia.
Approximately 88 percent of U.S. sourced post-consumer plastic materials recovered for recycling were purchased by U.S. and Canadian reclaimers in 2019. Nearly 96 percent of post-consumer PET bottles were acquired by U.S. and Canadian reclaimers that year. Although Canada is the leading destination for Share of U.S. sourced post-consumer plastic acquired by U.S. and Canadian reclaimers in 2019, by category (in million pounds)
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Statistics on Recycling in the U.S.
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Global recycling rates of municipal solid waste 2020, by select country
- Premium Statistic Market value of waste recycling services worldwide 2020-2030
- Basic Statistic U.S. municipal solid waste generation 1960-2018
- Basic Statistic U.S. municipal waste stream: materials generation 1960-2018
- Premium Statistic U.S. households with access to curbside recycling services 2019, by type
Generation
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- Basic Statistic Recycling of municipal solid waste in the U.S. 1960-2018
- Premium Statistic U.S. composting of municipal solid waste generated 1990-2018
- Premium Statistic U.S. municipal solid waste recycling per person 1960-2018
- Premium Statistic Recycled municipal solid waste in the U.S. 1960-2018, by material
- Premium Statistic Breakdown of curbside recyclable trash generation per U.S. household 2019, by type
Segments
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- Basic Statistic Breakdown of MSW recycled in the U.S. 2018, by material
- Premium Statistic Recycling of paper and paperboard from U.S. municipal solid waste 2018, by type
- Basic Statistic Volume of plastic MSW recycled in the U.S. 2018, by type
- Premium Statistic U.S. sourced post-consumer plastic recovered for recycling 2019-2020, by category
- Premium Statistic Share of recycled-non bottle rigid plastic in the U.S. 2020, by source
- Premium Statistic Plastic containers and packaging MSW recycled in the U.S. 1980-2018
- Premium Statistic Plastic packaging MSW recycled in the U.S. 1980-2018, by product
Recycling rates
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- Basic Statistic Recycling rate of municipal solid waste in the United States 1960-2018
- Premium Statistic Recycling rates in the U.S. by select product 2018
- Basic Statistic Recycling rate of paper in the United States 1990-2021
- Premium Statistic Share of containers and packaging MSW recycled in U.S. 1960-2018
- Premium Statistic Recycled rate of metals in the U.S. 2019, by type
- Premium Statistic Recycling rate of plastic municipal solid waste in the U.S. 1960-2018
- Premium Statistic Plastic packaging MSW recycling rates in the U.S. 1980-2018, by product
Companies
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- Premium Statistic Leading waste management companies in the United States 2021, by revenue
- Basic Statistic Waste Management Inc. recycling revenue 2015-2021
- Premium Statistic Waste Management Inc.'s recycled materials 2021, by type
- Premium Statistic Recycling revenue of Waste Connections, Inc. 2015-2021
- Basic Statistic Revenue of Republic Services' recycling processing and commodity sales 2016-2021
- Premium Statistic U.S. sourced post-consumer plastic purchased by U.S. and Canada 2019, by category
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- Willingness to reduce the usages of plastic packaging in Norway 2018
- Ways to reduce the usage of plastic packaging in Norway 2018
- Products that don't need plastic packaging in Norway 2018
- Global flow of plastic polymer material 2016
- Plastic packaging waste volume in selected European countries 2016, by treatment
- Plastic packaging waste per capita in the Netherlands 2002-2017
- Plastic waste exports to Vietnam from South Korea 2010-2020
- Plastic waste exports to China from South Korea 2010-2020
- Plastic waste import value South Korea 2010-2020
- Global flow of plastic packaging waste 2015
- Plastic item consumption in the United Kingdom (UK) 2018, by type
- Plastic/polystyrene pieces and packets collected from beaches in the UK 2015-2021
- Effective policies to reduce non-recyclable product waste in Poland 2019
- Effective policies to reduce non-recyclable product waste in Russia 2019
- D.C. arts and cultural production industry value added to U.S. GDP 2001-2019
- Arizona fastest growing private companies 2022, by growth
- Travelers in the U.S. who took a leisure trip in 2012 and 2013, by age
- Tap water prices in the U.S. 2021, by select city
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- Products that don't need plastic packaging in Norway 2018
- Global flow of plastic polymer material 2016
- Plastic packaging waste volume in selected European countries 2016, by treatment
- Plastic packaging waste per capita in the Netherlands 2002-2017
- Plastic waste exports to Vietnam from South Korea 2010-2020
- Plastic waste exports to China from South Korea 2010-2020
- Plastic waste import value South Korea 2010-2020
- Global flow of plastic packaging waste 2015
- Plastic item consumption in the United Kingdom (UK) 2018, by type
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Association of Plastic Recyclers. (June 7, 2021). Share of U.S. sourced post-consumer plastic acquired by U.S. and Canadian reclaimers in 2019, by category (in million pounds) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 08, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1252810/us-post-consumer-acquired-by-us-canada/
Association of Plastic Recyclers. "Share of U.S. sourced post-consumer plastic acquired by U.S. and Canadian reclaimers in 2019, by category (in million pounds)." Chart. June 7, 2021. Statista. Accessed February 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1252810/us-post-consumer-acquired-by-us-canada/
Association of Plastic Recyclers. (2021). Share of U.S. sourced post-consumer plastic acquired by U.S. and Canadian reclaimers in 2019, by category (in million pounds). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1252810/us-post-consumer-acquired-by-us-canada/
Association of Plastic Recyclers. "Share of U.S. Sourced Post-consumer Plastic Acquired by U.S. and Canadian Reclaimers in 2019, by Category (in Million Pounds)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1252810/us-post-consumer-acquired-by-us-canada/
Association of Plastic Recyclers, Share of U.S. sourced post-consumer plastic acquired by U.S. and Canadian reclaimers in 2019, by category (in million pounds) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1252810/us-post-consumer-acquired-by-us-canada/ (last visited February 08, 2023)
Share of U.S. sourced post-consumer plastic acquired by U.S. and Canadian reclaimers in 2019, by category (in million pounds) [Graph], Association of Plastic Recyclers, June 7, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1252810/us-post-consumer-acquired-by-us-canada/